Sample Preparation Technician

Working hours - 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

• Ensure business compliance with QMS, IEC/ISO 17025, MCERTS and associated documentation.
• To comply with all the Health and Safety and ISO14001 requirements of your role, and perform any other reasonable duties as required by the Eurofins Chemtest Business.
• Ensure the dry weight of all incoming wet samples is accurately measured and documented.
• Use and maintain the grinding equipment.
• Grind and sieve all soil samples to a particle size of less than 2mm.
• Perform and log both H&S and Operational daily, weekly & monthly checks
• Consultation with the Laboratory Manager or Team Leader when turnaround deadlines cannot be met
• Daily calibration checks of the balances.
• Raise anomalies of results from daily calibration checks to Divisional Manager
• Adherence to company SOP/QMS and work instructions
• To work in a professional and safe manner 
• To ensure that the laboratory areas and work surfaces are free from clutter, and any spillages on the bench, floor and especially the instruments are immediately cleaned up.
• To assist others in the performance of their duties if trained in that area of operation and if time allows.
• To ensure that samples are returned to the appropriate storage area after testing
• Maintenance of confidentiality